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About this blog: We are writing this blog to give practical advice to students and parents, to reflect on issues affecting college admissions, and to provide a platform for a robust community discussion on post-secondary choices. We occasionally feature "guest? bloggers and invite other college counselors to join the blog team. We are members of the Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA) and the Western Association for College Admissions Counseling (WACAC).
Lori McCormick: I began my college advising career in 2006 at Notre Dame de Namur in Transfer Admissions. Since then, I have worked at San Jose State in the Career Center, for a local independent college advising firm, and for BUILD a college access program for underrepresented youth. I graduated with a BA in Sociology from UCSB and a MA in Psychology with a concentration in Career Counseling from Antioch University. I am an active volunteer with The Parent?s Club of the Peninsula (PAMP), the Palo Alto Community Child Care (PACCC) and I am a seasonal application reader for the
Maisin Scholar Award. I reside in Palo Alto with my husband and two sons.
John Raftrey: I have been advising students for the last three admission cycles. I regularly attend conferences, tour colleges, and keep up with the changing landscape of college admissions. I'll share what I learn and throw in a few opinions along the way. I moved to Palo Alto in 1991. My three sons are all veterans of PAUSD and graduated from Paly. I graduated from the University of Michigan, earned an MBA at Columbia University and hold a certificate in College Counseling from UC San Diego. In my past life I worked in TV news and high tech marketing.
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Standardized testing may become a thing of the past
Uploaded: Aug 4, 2015
(Written by Lori McCormick)
The National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest) maintains a list of colleges and universities that do not use the SAT or ACT in their college entrance (admissions) review process.
While Fair Test has been around for several years, each year their list has increased, thus demonstrating there is a trend in colleges and universities foregoing standardized tests in their admissions process.
Last week, the notable George Washington University joined the ranks by removing the SAT or ACT requirement from their admissions process because they believe standardized tests are a barrier to recruiting disadvantaged students. Here is the
full article.
To learn more about Fair Test and see the list of test-optional colleges, check out
their website.
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